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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
electronic education technology are enabling
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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