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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
today because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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