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
articulates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
e-learning are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
are dealing with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Central Florida to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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