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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
electronic education technology have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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