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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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