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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
elearning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Baker Island to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Professors want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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