MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
online education technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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