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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online education make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ghana to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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