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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
learning technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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