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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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