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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Professors want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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