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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online learning enable
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
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 made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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