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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
New Caledonia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses 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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