MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Cayman Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses 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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