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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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