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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
online learning enable
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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