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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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