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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ukraine to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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