MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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