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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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