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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Qatar to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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