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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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