MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
online learning are empowering
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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