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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
People want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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