MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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