MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
e-learning technology are empowering
humans
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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