MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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