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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online education technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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