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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
elearning have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
most important 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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