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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online education technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can participants
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
McHenry County College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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