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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
digital education technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of South Florida to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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