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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
online education are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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