MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Jamaica to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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