MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online education are empowering
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Switzerland to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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