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
addresses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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