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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
elearning are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Macau to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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