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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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