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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everybody wants
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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