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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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