MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
digital education technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
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