MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
online education technology enable
humans
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Northern Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
demand for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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