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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning technology have enabled
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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