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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
online learning have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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