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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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