MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Uruguay to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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