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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are considering
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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