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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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