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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
electronic educational technology enable
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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