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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
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
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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