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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
online learning are enabling
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education organizations
have to consider
today because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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