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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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