MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
online education technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can teachers
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
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