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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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