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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Romania to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can educators
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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