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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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