MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
must deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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