MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
blended learning have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
People want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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