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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are considering
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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