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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online learning make it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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