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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
e-learning are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Estonia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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