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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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