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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
digital education technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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