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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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