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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology have empowered
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Laos to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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