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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
online learning technology enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning organizations
are considering
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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