MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
digital education technology have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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