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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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