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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
are considering
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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