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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
online learning have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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