MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
elearning have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Professors want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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