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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Spain to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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