MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
online education technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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