MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
El Salvador to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
People want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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