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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
blended learning enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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