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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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