MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
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