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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
online education have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Honduras to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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