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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
digital education technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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