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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
learning technology are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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