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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
e-learning have enabled
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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