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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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