MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
learning technology are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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