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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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