MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
blended learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
today because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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