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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
elearning technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tajikistan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also articulates 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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