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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sudan to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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