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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes 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 gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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