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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are considering
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
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