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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
elearning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Burundi to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
People want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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