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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
distance learning are enabling
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
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