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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
today because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Malta to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can we
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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