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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
online learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can participants
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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