MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
e-learning technology have empowered
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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