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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ascension to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
People want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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