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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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