MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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