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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
online learning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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