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.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
online education technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
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