MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
blended learning are empowering
learners
all over the world
to take online classes.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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