MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Rochester to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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