MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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