MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology have empowered
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scientists want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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