MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
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