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 this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic education technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Qatar to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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