MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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