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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
digital education technology have empowered
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rutgers University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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