MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
online learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Venezuela to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
People want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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