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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online education technology make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are many
topics that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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