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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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