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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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