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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
learning technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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