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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
learning technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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