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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Swaziland to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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