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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
online education technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are considering
now that blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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