MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
e-learning are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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