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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are considering
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Botswana to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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