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
book
which
considers
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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