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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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