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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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