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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
are considering
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also examines the
major 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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