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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
today because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ireland to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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