MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
elearning technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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