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.
Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
distance learning have enabled
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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