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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
distance learning have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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