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 the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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