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.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
elearning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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