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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
online education are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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