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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Libya to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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