MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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