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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
online learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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