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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
distance learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
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