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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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