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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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