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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
online education are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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