MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
electronic education technology enable
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Gibraltar to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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