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.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
digital education technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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