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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
e-learning technology are enabling
humans
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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