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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Great Basin College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
People want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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