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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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