MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
e-learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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