MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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