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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
online education technology are enabling
humans
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
YouTube to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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