MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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