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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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