MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
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