MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
online learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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