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.
Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
online education make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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