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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
online education have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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