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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
elearning have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can teachers
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
People want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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