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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
e-learning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Suriname to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scientists want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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