MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
elearning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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