MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
digital education technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Central Florida to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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