MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
digital education technology have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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