MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
elearning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peninsula College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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