MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning technology have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bolivia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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