MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
online learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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