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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
online learning are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Renton Technical College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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