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
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
electronic educational technology have enabled
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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