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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online education technology have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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