MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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