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.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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