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.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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