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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Norway to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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