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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning enable
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scientists want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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