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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
online education technology enable
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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