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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Montenegro to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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