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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
elearning technology make it possible for
humans
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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