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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
online education are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Barbados to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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