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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
learning technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Spain to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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