MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
online learning technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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