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.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
all around the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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