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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
elearning have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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