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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
San Marino to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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