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.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
electronic education technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can we
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Maldives to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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