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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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