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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
e-learning are making it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Chile to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
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