MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
learning technology are empowering
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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