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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
e-learning enable
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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