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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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