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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Abkhazia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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