MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
elearning are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Professors want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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