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 Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
blended learning have empowered
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
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 several
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
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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