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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
learning technology are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
today because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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