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.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Chile to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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