MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
online education make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
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