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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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