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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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