MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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