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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
blended learning technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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