MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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