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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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