MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
learning technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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