MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
now that learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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