MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
e-learning have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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