MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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