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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
online learning have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Jamaica to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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