MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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