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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
digital education technology make it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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