MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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