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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
blended learning technology are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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