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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
e-learning have empowered
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Norway to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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