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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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