MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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