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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
online learning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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