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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
online learning are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guam to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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