MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
blended learning make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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