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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Slovenia to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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