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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are considering
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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