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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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