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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning have enabled
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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