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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
growing
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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