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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
e-learning technology are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning organizations
must deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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