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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
digital education technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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