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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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