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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
digital education technology have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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