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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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