MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology are empowering
learners
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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