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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning are enabling
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Syria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
major 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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