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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
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