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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
blended learning have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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