MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These online MOOCs are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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