MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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