MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
online education technology have empowered
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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