MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Italy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also reviews 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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