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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|