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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
elearning technology are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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