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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
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