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
that
addresses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online education technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Philippines to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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