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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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