MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
One Month to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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