MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
online education technology have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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