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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
blended learning technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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