MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
digital education technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guam to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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