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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also describes 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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