MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Aruba to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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