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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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