MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online education have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
