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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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