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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
elearning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning organizations
are considering
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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