MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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