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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology make it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
are having to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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