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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
elearning have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education.
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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