MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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