MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
online learning technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Gibraltar to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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