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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everyone wants
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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