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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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