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.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Grenada to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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