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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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