MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
learning technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
People want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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