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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
e-learning technology are enabling
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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