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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
elearning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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