MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to consider
today because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yemen to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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