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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning have empowered
students
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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