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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
online education have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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