MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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