MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
online learning are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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