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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
elearning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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