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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
online education technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kiribati to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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