MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
digital education technology are enabling
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Babson College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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