MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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