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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology enable
students
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling 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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