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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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