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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Armenia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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