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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
electronic educational technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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