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 Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
digital education technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scientists want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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