MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tumblr to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everyone wants
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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