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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online education have enabled
learners
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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