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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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