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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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