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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
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