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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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