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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
digital education technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Howland Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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