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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
online education technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes 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 massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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