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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Palau to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
People want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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