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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
blended learning are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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