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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
elearning are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tanzania to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everybody wants
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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