MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Indonesia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scientists want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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