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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
digital education technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Israel to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
desire
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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