MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
elearning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Norway to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scientists want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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