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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
India to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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