MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
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
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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