MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Lesotho to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
need for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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