MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
digital education technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Syria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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