MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online learning have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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