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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
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.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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