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.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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