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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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