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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
elearning enable
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
exciting 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 MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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