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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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