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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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