MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
technology-enhanced learning enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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