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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
online education technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Emory University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important 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
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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