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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning are making it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
key 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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