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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
online learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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