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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
blended learning technology enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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