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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online education are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are considering
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
major 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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