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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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