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.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
e-learning have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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