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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Ball State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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