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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
elearning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
People want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
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