MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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