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.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are considering
today because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Iceland to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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