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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
distance learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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