MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
students
all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Singapore to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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