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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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