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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC courses are
mostly 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 a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
today because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also explores the
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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