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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
elearning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Guam to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
People want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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