MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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