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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning are empowering
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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