MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
online learning technology are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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