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.
Find out more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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