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 is a
book
that
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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