MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
People want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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