MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
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
book
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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