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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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