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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology enable
humans
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|