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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
digital education technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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