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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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