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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
topics that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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