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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
blended learning have empowered
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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