MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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