MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
elearning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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