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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Grenada to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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