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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Senegal to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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