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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving 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
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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