MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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