MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online learning technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Baker Island to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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