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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
blended learning technology are empowering
humans
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scientists want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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