MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology enable
humans
all around the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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