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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online education are enabling
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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