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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Marshall Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
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