MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
e-learning make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
important new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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