MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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