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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
digital education technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
American College of Education to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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