MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
distance learning make it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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