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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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