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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scientists want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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