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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
online education are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guyana to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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