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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Baker Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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