MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
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
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online education technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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