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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Poland to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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