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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bellevue University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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