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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
digital education technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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