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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
electronic educational technology have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
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
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of South Florida to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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