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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
learning technology are empowering
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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