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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
learning technology have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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