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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Clemson University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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