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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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