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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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