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.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online education technology have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
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