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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
online education technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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