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.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology have empowered
humans
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Open2Study to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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