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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
e-learning have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
People want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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