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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
digital education technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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