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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
elearning technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
iversity to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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