MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
blended learning technology enable
students
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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