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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
blended learning technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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