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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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