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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
online education are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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