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 the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
e-learning are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
India to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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