MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online education technology are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
topics that
online education organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bermuda to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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