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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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