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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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