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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
digital education technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can we
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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