MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
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.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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