MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Solomon Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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