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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
online education technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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