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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
LinkedIn to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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