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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Turkey to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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