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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
People want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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