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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
electronic education technology have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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