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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
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.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Berklee College of Music to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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