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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
blended learning are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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