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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
blended learning technology have enabled
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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