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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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