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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
online learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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