MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online education technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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