MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
e-learning have enabled
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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