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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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