MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
online learning technology have empowered
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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