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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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