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.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
e-learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tumblr to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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