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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scientists want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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