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 this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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