MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
elearning have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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