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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
elearning have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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