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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
e-learning have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
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 massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
have to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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