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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology enable
students
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
initiatives.
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 improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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