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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
online learning technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
major 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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