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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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