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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Cameroon to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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