MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online education are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
key 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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