MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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