MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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