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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
electronic education technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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