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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
electronic educational technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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