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.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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