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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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