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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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