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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
online learning technology enable
students
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Puerto Rico to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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