MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
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
edited collection
that
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online education have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Zambia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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