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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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