MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
blended learning are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Kingman Reef to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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