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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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