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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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