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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Utah to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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