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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Pakistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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