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.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
online education technology have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Professors want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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