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 Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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