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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
online learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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