MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
blended learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
are considering
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
iversity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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