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 this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
electronic education technology make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
People want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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