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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Anguilla to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
important new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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