MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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