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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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