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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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