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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
must deal with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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