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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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