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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
digital education technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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