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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
online education make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major 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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