MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online education are empowering
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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