MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
online learning are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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