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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
digital education technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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