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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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