MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Swaziland to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
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