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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
online learning are making it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
developing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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