MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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