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
book
which
explores
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology are enabling
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cayman Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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