MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desire for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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