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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
e-learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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