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.
Find out more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
demand for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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