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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
electronic educational technology have enabled
humans
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everyone wants
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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