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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
electronic educational technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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