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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
elearning are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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