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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Tokelau to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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