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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mayotte to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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