MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
distance learning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Broward College to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also examines 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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