MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
online education enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Morocco to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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