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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
e-learning have enabled
humans
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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