MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
digital education technology make it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC classes are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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