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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
digital education technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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