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
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Albania to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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