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.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
digital education technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Benin to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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