MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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