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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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