MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
electronic education technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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