MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
blended learning technology are empowering
humans
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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