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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
elearning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Professors want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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