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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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