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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
digital education technology enable
learners
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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