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.
Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
online learning technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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