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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
online learning have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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