MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Mongolia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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