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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
digital education technology have empowered
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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