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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
technology-enhanced learning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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