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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology enable
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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