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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scientists want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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