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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Babson College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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