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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Nauru to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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