MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Professors want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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