MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also studies 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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