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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
online education technology are empowering
humans
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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