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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online education have empowered
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
San Diego State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
People want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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