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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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