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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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