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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
online education technology have made it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
today because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can participants
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
important new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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