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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
blended learning have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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