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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
blended learning have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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