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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
digital education technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are considering
today because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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