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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
learning technology make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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