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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Guatemala to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|