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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
digital education technology enable
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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