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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
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