MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Syria to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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