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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
e-learning technology are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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