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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
e-learning have enabled
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Palau to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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