MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Greece to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Professors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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