MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
e-learning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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