MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
e-learning have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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