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.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
elearning are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peninsula College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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