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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
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