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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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