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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online learning are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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