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 this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Italy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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