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
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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