MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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