MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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