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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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