MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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