MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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