MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
online learning have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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