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.
Find out more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Djibouti to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
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