MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
online education are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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