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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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