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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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