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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Aland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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