MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
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 Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
digital education technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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