MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
blended learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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