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.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
learning technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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