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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
online education are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Chad to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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