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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning institutions
are considering
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Azerbaijan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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