MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
today because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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