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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
electronic education technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
People want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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