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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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