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.
Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
demand for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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