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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mayotte to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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