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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Grenada to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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