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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
online learning have enabled
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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