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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
elearning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scientists want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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