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.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology enable
students
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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