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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
online learning have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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