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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
e-learning are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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